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1000 Francs CFA Coelodonta - Baby
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burkina Faso occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield bearing a central five-pointed star, supported by two rearing stallions facing inward, with crossed lances behind the shield surmounted by a scroll inscribed BURKINA FASO. An open book appears in the base of the arms, flanked by a laurel wreath, with the national motto 'Unité Progrès Justice' on a ribbon below. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO runs along the upper rim, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is prominently displayed at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Coelodonta antiquitatis, the woolly rhinoceros, vanished from the fossil record roughly 10,000 years ago — likely a casualty of both post-glacial climate shifts and human hunting pressure moving across Eurasia. Burkina Faso has no geographic or paleontological connection to the species whatsoever, which is entirely the point: the coin exists as a product of the Central African CFA franc zone's well-documented practice of licensing exotic commemorative themes to European bullion dealers seeking novelty silver rounds dressed in sovereign authority.